Only a few days are left for IPL 2023 to begin. But before that the fans are very excited about the 16th season of the Indian Premier League. It is often seen that everyone talks about the team or players but very few people talk about the head coach of the team.
A coach plays an important role behind the performance of any team and player. Be it head coach or batting, bowling or fielding coach. Today we are going to tell you about the coaching staff of 10 teams playing in the new season.
Head Coach of Mumbai Indians – Mark Boucher
South African legend Mark Boucher will take over as the head coach of five-time winners Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023. Mark has had a long and illustrious career as a wicket-keeper batsman. Also, he holds the record for most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper. He also coached the top-level cricket franchise Titans in South Africa, helping them win five domestic titles. And in 2019, he was appointed as the head coach of the South African team where under his coaching the African team won 11 Tests, 12 ODIs and 23 T20 matches.
MI Coaching Staff- Mark Boucher (Head Coach), Kieron Pollard (Batting Coach), Shane Bond (Bowling Coach), James Payment (Fielding Coach), Paul Chapman (Strength & Conditioning Coach), Prateek Kadam (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach) ), Nagendra Prasad (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach), Craig Govender (Head Physio), CKM Dhananjay (Data Performance Manager), Rahul Sanghvi (Manager), Amit Shah (Sports Massage Therapist), Vijay Khushwa (Assistant Sports Massage Therapist), Mayur Satpute (Assistant Sports Massage Therapist), L Varun (Video Analyst), Kinita Kadakia Patel (Nutritionist).
Head Coach of Chennai Super Kings – Stephen Fleming.
Former New Zealand player and current Chennai Super Kings coach Stephen Fleming coached CSK for 6 seasons before being suspended from IPL for two years. In 2016, he became the coach of Rising Pune Supergiants. In 2018, after the suspension was over, Fleming returned as coach of Chennai and has remained as the head coach ever since.
CSK Coaching Staff- Stephen Fleming (Head Coach), Michael Hussey (Batting Coach), Dwayne Bravo (Bowling Coach), Eric Simmons (Bowling Consultant), Rajeev Kumar (Fielding Coach), Tommy Simsek (Physio), Gregory King (Trainer) , R Russell (Manager), Madhu Thottapilil (Doctor), Lakshmi Narayanan (High Performance Analyst), Sanjay Natarajan (Logistics Manager), Khaleel Khan (Massoor).
Kolkata Knight Riders head coach- Chandrakant Pandit
Chandrakant Pandit is one such name in Indian domestic cricket under whose coaching teams have achieved great success. When Pandit became Vidarbha's coach, he won the Ranji Trophy and the Irani Trophy twice in a row. On the other hand, when he became the coach of Madhya Pradesh, the Madhya Pradesh team created history under his coaching. In fact, Madhya Pradesh won the Ranji title after almost 67 years under the coaching of Pt. Also, the responsibility of KKR is on the shoulders of Pandit.
KKR Coaching Staff- Chandrakant Pandit (Head Coach), James Foster (Assistant Coach), Abhishek Nayar (Assistant Coach), Bharat Arun (Bowling Coach), Onkar Salvi (Assistant Bowling Coach), Ryan ten Doeschate (Fielding Coach), David Hussey . (Mentor), Chris Donaldson (Strength & Conditioning Coach), AR Srikkanth (Performance Analyst), Wayne Bentley (Manager).
Sunrisers Hyderabad Head Coach - Brian Lara
West Indian legend Brian Lara has been appointed as the head coach by Sunrisers Hyderabad for IPL 2023. Please tell that Lara was associated with Hyderabad in December 2021 as a strategic advisor and batting coach. After which Sunrisers appointed Brian Lara as the head coach in place of Tom Moody.
SRH Coaching Staff- Brian Lara (Head Coach), Simon Helmot (Assistant Coach), Dale Steyn (Fast Bowling Coach), Hemang Badani (Fielding Coach & Scout), Theo Kapoulakis (Physio), Mario Villavarayan (Physical Trainer), Gaurav Sundarman (Performance Analyst).
Delhi Capitals Head Coach - Ricky Ponting
One of the most successful captains in the world, Ricky Ponting, who led the Australian team in two World Cups, is the head coach of Delhi at IPA. At the same time, since 2018, Ricky Ponting is holding the post of head coach of Delhi. The team performed well many times under his coaching. Although Delhi is still waiting for the title.
DC Coaching Staff- Ricky Ponting (Head Coach), Ajit Agarkar (Assistant Coach), Pravin Amre (Assistant Coach), Shane Watson (Assistant Coach), James Hopes (Fast Bowling Coach), Biju George (Fielding Coach), Patrick Farhart ( assistant coach). Physio), Dhananjay Kaushik (Assistant Physio), Abhijeet Salvi (Doctor), Sriram Somayajula (Analyst), Vivek Ramakrishna (Strength & Conditioning Coach), Wayne Lombard (Strength & Conditioning Coach).
Head Coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore - Sanjay Bangar
Royal Challengers Bangalore appointed their batting coach Sanjay Bangar as their head coach for the year 2021. RCB, who have been title chasers for a long time, have done well under Sanjay's coaching in several seasons but are still struggling for the title. At present, Sanjay will remain the head coach of RCB till this year.
RCB Coaching Staff- Sanjay Bangar (Head Coach), Adam Griffith (Bowling Coach), Sreedharan Sriram (Batting and Spin Bowling Coach), Malolan Rangarajan (Fielding Coach and Head of Scouts), Ivan Speechly (Physio), Basu Shankar ( Strength and Conditioning Coach), Charles Minz (Doctor), Chaitanya Sridhar (Psychologist), Soumyadeep Payne (Manager), Navneeta Gautam, Prathamesh Mishra, Rajesh Menon, Nikhil Sosale, Ajit Ramamurthy, Harini Priyadarshini, San Sun, Ramesh Mane, Mangesh, Sabyasachi Sahu, Freddy Wilde.
Head Coach of Rajasthan Royals – Kumar Sangakkara
Former Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara took over as the head coach of Rajasthan Royals in the year 2021. At the same time, he is both the director and head coach of the team.
RR Coaching Staff- Jack Lush McCrum (CEO), Kumar Sangakkara (Director of Cricket & Head Coach), Trevor Penney (Assistant Coach), Lasith Malinga (Fast Bowling Coach), Dishant Yagnik (Fielding Coach).
Punjab Kings Head Coach - Trevor Bayliss
Trevor Bayliss will be seen coaching the Punjab Kings team in IPL 2023. Actually, Punjab has appointed former England coach Bayliss as its head coach in place of Anil Kumble. Please tell that Bayliss had won the World Cup in 2019 for the England team. At the same time, he had earlier been the head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL itself.
IPL 2023: PBKS Coaching Staff- Trevor Bayliss (Head Coach), Jonty Rhodes (Assistant Coach), Julian Wood (Batting Consultant), Damien Wright (Bowling Coach), Prabhakar Barragonde (Assistant Fielding Coach), Adrian Le (Strength Coach) Coach), Ashish Tuli (Analyst), Andrew Lippes (Physio), Shravan Kumbhgoudana (Assistant Physio), Srinanda Srinivas (Doctor), Swaroop Ananth Savanur (Mental Conditioning Coach), Naresh Kumar (Masir).
Gujarat Giants Head Coach - Ashish Nehra
Former Indian bowler Ashish Nehra is the head coach of Gujarat Giants. Last year, the team played its debut season and won the title in the debut match itself under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya. At that time Ashish Nehra was also the head coach of the team.
GG Coaching Staff- Ashish Nehra (Head Coach), Ashish Kapoor (Assistant Coach), Mithun Manhas (Assistant Coach), Gary Kirsten (Batting Coach & Mentor), Rajnikanth Sivagnanam (Strength & Conditioning Coach), Sandeep Raju (Performance Analyst), Rizwan Khan (Doctor), Rohit Savalkar (Lead Physio), Gaurav Sharma (Physio), Satyajit Parab (Manager), Dhaval Shah (Assistant Logistics Manager), Rahul Kumar (Lead Massager), Manish Sharma (Massour) Ashok Saad (Throwdown Specialist) )
Head coach of Lucknow Supergiants - Andy Flower
Lucknow Supergiants, who made their IPL debut last year, appointed former Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower as their head coach. Andy has three decades of cricketing experience. He was the coach of the England team during 2010 when England won the T20 World Cup.
LSG Coaching Staff- Gautam Gambhir (Mentor), Raghu Iyer (CEO), Andy Flower (Head Coach), Vijay Dahiya (Assistant Coach), Andy Bickle (Bowling Coach), Richard Hallol (Fielding Coach), Warren Andrews (Strength & Conditioning ) coach).
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